The genomic revolution
Subtitle: unveiling the unity of life
By: Michael Yudell and Robert DeSalle, editors.
Contributors: Yudell, Michael.; DeSalle, Rob.; American Museum of Natural History.
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press, with the American Museum of Natural History
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Human Genome Project.; Genomics -- Popular works.; Human genome -- Popular works.; Genome, Human.; Genetics, Biochemical -- methods.
Genres: Popular works.
Description: Annotation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Making the genome public : the American Museum of Natural History and the coming age of genomics / Michael Yudell and Rob DeSalle; title: Genome science and the new frontier; title: Introduction / Nicholas Wade; title: What does knowing about genomes mean for science and society? / Harold Varmus; title: Sequencing the human genome : elucidating our genetic blueprint / Eric Green; title: Whole-genome shotgun sequencing / J. Craig Venter; title: After the genome: where should we go? / Leroy Hood; title: Applications of genomics to medicine and agriculture; title: Introduction / Robert Bazell; title: Genomics : a rapid road from gene to patient / William Haseltine; title: The origins of cancer and the human genome / Arnold J. Levine; title: Gene diversity in the endorphin system: SNPs, chips, and possible implications / Mary Jeanne Kreek; title: Genomics and biotechnology in agriculture / Barbara A. Schaal; title: Exploring human variation : understanding identity in the genomic era; title: Introduction / Rob DeSalle; title: Using maternal and paternal genes to unlock human history / Douglas C. Wallace; title: Eugenics, the genome, and human rights / Daniel J. Kevles; title: Redesigning the self: the promise and perils of genetic enhancement / David J. Rothman; title: Financial, legal, and ethical issues and the new genomics; title: Introduction / Michael Waldholz; title: Investing in the biotechnology sector / Kris H. Jenner; title: The role of patents in exploiting the genome / Rebecca Eisenberg; title: Social side effects of the new human molecular genetic diagnostics / Troy Duster; title: Mapping morality : the rights and wrongs of genomics / Arthur l. Caplan; title: Summing up : finding our way through the revolution / Kathi E. Hanna.